“It’s obvious whoever gave this to the original owner thought very highly of him.” The proprietor opened the case, and inside were the words Though we be far apart, God keep thee safe for me. He closed the case and turned it over. “As you can see, the owner’s initials were engraved on the back of the watch as well. However, no one has ever been able to discover who TFS was.”
“Lovely sentiment,” Mother said as she took out her wallet. Without blinking an eye, she paid almost six hundred pounds for the watch. She placed watch and wallet in the purse she carried, then tucked her arm in mine, and we left the shop and strolled on to The Best of Times.
I opened the door of the used book shop for Mother, and she stepped inside. The shop was dim and dusty, and I found myself sneezing multiple times in a row.